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More than 270 scientists from the 50 countries that make up the World Health Organisation's European region have collaborated in Concern for Europe's Tomorrow (WHO, ISBN 3 8047 1406 4). It is an impressive blueprint for action on every aspect of environmental (public) health, including food and drink, housing, pollution of all kinds, and accidents, and highlights the many areas that need urgent attention.